Elevator made out of composite materials
The world may soon get the first passenger elevator (enclosure) that is made out of composite materials.
Unveiled by the Singapore Lift Company (SLC) on...
World’s fastest elevator at 60 km/h
As skyscrapers get taller, elevators are getting faster.
The new ones travel as fast as a car on a city street at over 60 km/h.
In...
Roosevelt University’s New “Vertical Campus”
One result of our ever-growing urban population is that colleges are challenging the definition of “the college campus” experience. Without an abundant horizontal space...
China drafts law on the elevator safety
China's legislature on Wednesday reviewed a draft law on the safety of special equipment including elevators, boilers, cranes and large recreation facilities.
The draft was...
Time-Lapse History Elevator
The main attraction is at the top, but the journey there is spectacular in its own right. One World Trade Center, the tallest building in...
Schindler CleanCall
Touchless Call and service buttons
Less physical contact with shared interfaces means less potential to transmit dangerous bacteria and viruses, keeping tenants, employees and guests...
ThyssenKrupp World Trade Center and Time Square elevators infringing Schindler’s patents
Elevators at the World Trade Center and Times Square made by ThyssenKrupp AG contain technology that a Schindler Holding AG unit said infringes one...
Otis Opens LEED® Gold Standard Plant in Chongqing, China
New Energy-Efficient Facility Reinforces Otis’ Continued Investment in China and Overall Global Growth Strategy
On September 21, Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies...
Elevator transports Ford Mustang to the top of the Empire State...
When 50 years ago the idea of disassembling a Ford Mustang on pieces and taking it on the top of the Empire State Building...
ThyssenKrupp sells Elevator Technology business for €17.2 billion
ThyssenKrupp sells its Elevator Technology business entirely to a consortium led by Advent, Cinven and RAG foundation. The respective Executive Board decision was approved...
Kone’s ultrarope means taller skyscrapers
If you get vertigo riding in the glass elevators at your local fancy hotel, you might want to stop reading now. Hotels and skyscrapers...
CycloCable the Bike Lift
Cyclocable® is perfectly in line with the Sustainable Development and EcoMobility initiatives of today’s cities.
The concept
Cyclocable is a cable lift that is specifically adapted...
KONE Polaris Destination Control System
An elevator is a lot like a train in that everyone gets on board and has to make every stop along the way. But...
Underground Storage with Elevator for Your Bicycles
Riding your bike is not only good for the environment, but it’s good for your health. However, the biggest drag about biking is the...
The tallest outdoor elevator in the world!
If you suffer from a fear of heights, perhaps this one's not for you.
The Bailong Elevator, also known as the Hundred Dragons Elevator, carries...
Aging equipment and lack of maintenance to blame
As aging, overused elevators go up, so does the potential for accidents, the top quality watchdog has warned.
Old, creaking machinery coupled with increased demand...
Key safety step missed!
St Pete Beach, FL, USA - It could be months before investigators know exactly why an elevator at the TradeWinds Island Resorts fell on...
FlexStep by Liftup
The FlexStep stairlift is designed to function both as an ordinary staircase and as a wheelchair lift. Developed and manufactured by Liftup.dk, the FlexStep...
Mitsubishi Electric to Launch NEXIEZ-LITE Elevators in India
Mitsubishi has announced that they are lunching for NEXIEZ-LITE for Indian-market, a new lineup in the company's NEXIEZ global series of elevators, for low-...
